zulú
Spanish, noun/θuˈlu/
zulú is spelled Z-U-L-Ú (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zulú is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Zulu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lengua nigerocongolesa hablada por el grupo étnico del mismo nombre”.
What does zulú mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineZulu
noun
- 1
femininemasculineZulu
noun
- 1
masculineZulu (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que es originario o se encuentra relacionado con el grupo étnico que habita la provincia de KwaZulu-Natal en Sudáfrica.
noun: 1. Lengua nigerocongolesa hablada por el grupo étnico del mismo nombre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zulú
- zulúes feminine masculine plural
- zulús feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zulú?
- /θuˈlu/
- [θuˈlu]
- /suˈlu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zulú
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zulú in Spanish?
zulú appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).